“He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” (Luke 1:21).  

 

The major theme for this 3^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time focuses on our Christian duty to fulfill God’s words and will in our hearing and in our lives as Jesus Christ proclaims it in today’s Gospel reading. 

 

God is constantly speaking to us in so many and different ways. The whole universe, the sky, the ocean, the mountain, the desert, the prairie, the jungle, etc., all proclaims the magnificent glory and the power of God in His creation. 

 

The four seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) announce God’s presence and divine providence. The Bible, the Church, the life of saints affirm, testify and communicate God’s sanctity, holiness, compassion, mercy and justice. Our parents, soul mates, good friends, wise mentors, innocent children convey to us God’s intimate and trusting love and support. Even our conscience, when it is clean, advises us to walk toward God, to be with God, to do better, to behave civilly, cordially and respectfully for everybody’s sake, for goodness sake, for Christ sake. 

 

Hence, God’s message is everywhere like the light, the air, the radio waves, the magnetic energy that permeate through and through the entire world. God’s voice is constantly speaking to us. God’s invitation and calling persistently solicit our response in our heart. Only the blessed ones, those who have humble ears in the heart can hear it. 

 

God does not want us holding a relationship of Transaction but Transformation. Therefore, Dynamic Christian disciples are those who (1) BELIEVE, (2) GROW, (3) SERVE, (4) LOVE and (5) LEAD others to Jesus. Today’s topics invite us to fulfill God’s Word in our hearing.

 

How have we been hearing God’s Word and putting it into practice, fulfilling our own vocation, realizing the will of God in our lives? 

 

Wishing everyone a blessed week in the Lord.